I have had the opportunity to participate in Emotion Focused Therapy trainings with both Dr. Les Greenberg and Dr. Robert Elliott and feel deep gratitude for their authenticity, generosity, humility, and knowledge.  We as practitioners of Emotion-Focused Therapy have the unique opportunity to stand on the shoulders of these giants and their wonderful colleagues. 

Emotion-Focused Therapy, working with couples and individuals, has given me an informed pathway to clients’ underlying pain and their unmet needs and has equipped me with interventions that support the client’s innate ability to find resolution.

It is encouraging and fulfilling to witness my clients’ transformations in the room and to see the relief they experience in resolving their emotional pain. What is equally important and fulfilling for me is how it has changed my life personally and opened me up to processing my own unresolved issues. 

Janice Maurer, LMFT

Northern California

December 2018

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In my 15 years of clinical practice, Emotion Focused Therapy is the best model I have found that reduces suffering and truly helps clients change.  When I teach it to students and they use it during their clinical training, they are always amazed at how much relief it brings clients.  By moving from talking about emotions to experiencing emotions, EFT can help heal the wounds of developmental trauma, relationship distress, depression, and anxiety.  I cannot recommend this model enough – working with it brings me a great deal of personal satisfaction and joy, and it continually reminds me of why I wanted to be a therapist in the first place.

Brennan Peterson, Ph.D.

Professor, Chapman University

Marriage and Family Therapy & Psychology

October 2018

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Working within the Emotion Focused Therapy model has brought immense healing for my clients. As a therapist who sees both individuals and couples, I have the tools to be able to follow their pain, bring out their resilience and help them to face and put aside their emotional blocks or patterns. The workshops and on going consultation I receive keep me informed and enlightened as to how to practice this model with confidence. Les Greenberg, PhD has been instrumental in helping me be a better practitioner. I've combined the skills I've honed from his teachings as well as those from Sue Johnson's Emotionally Focused model as well. Working within these models has brought me professional joy. And in a big way, it's why my calendar is always full of clients. It works!

Michele Hahn, JD, MFT

Santa Monica Couples Therapist

October 2018

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My story with EFT started from when I was a bachelor’s student in Clinical Psychology at the University of Tehran/Iran. I was often overwhelmed by the thought of helping a diverse range of people and find solutions for all the problems in the world.

However, everything changed for me when I read a quote about EFT: “We don’t need to focus on the content; we focus on the process. The process for most problems in individuals and couples is similar.” This quote changed the way I think about therapy. When I attended two EFT trainings in California, I found out that EFT is not just an approach to therapy, it’s a way of thinking about people. To not judge people because of their problems. However, focus on people’s emotions. Emotions are global. They are like energy – they won’t disappear, but they could change from one kind to another. In this way, you can help all kinds of people around the world based on the knowledge of emotions. With empathy, a therapist is well-equipped to address the needs of a diverse range of people around the world. I not only recommend EFT to my colleagues, but to all of my friends and family to help improve their lives by “living with your emotions.”

Hamed Fatahian-Tehran
PAU Grad student,

January 2019

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The trainings provided by Dr. Leslie Greenberg and Dr. Robert Elliott have been outstanding and truly inspiring professionally. I feel very grateful and privileged to have had the opportunity to witness their knowledge and empathy. With a solid theoretical framework and research base, Emotion Focused Therapy provides a roadmap to working with emotions and achieving change. The connection between therapist and client based on following and guiding creates a strong bond to dive deeply into people’s most intimate concerns. Clients have commented that the times we use an EFT approach have been the most helpful for them. I have also experienced that change occurs faster and at a deeper level than with other approaches. I particularly appreciate that it is experiential, process based, and that it communicates to clients that they have the resources to change, with the help of their therapists. 

Ana Ribas, PhD

Clinical Psychologist in Los Angeles

October 2019

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Overall ABSOLUTELY AMAZING TRAINING that I would not hesitate to recommend to colleagues.

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Nader Albadawi, PsyD

Psych Assistant in Irvin

October 2020

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A very informative and emotionally rich workshop!

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Julia Galaudet, PsyD, LCSW

October 2020

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I was very impressed and am now excited to dive into more EFT learning and implementation in my own practice.

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Jennifer Henshaw, LMFT

October 2020

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This training was incredibly helpful for understanding the EFT method. I will certainly be attending future trainings to deepen my understanding.

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Craig  Cardamone, LMFT

October 2020

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EFT strikes me as the most structured and pragmatic framework for applying an experiential humanistic approach to therapy. EFT's use of schemes, markers, and tasks helps guide clinicians more directly into the client's experience. I knew almost nothing about EFT before this training and now I just want to steep myself in it.

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Geoffrey Graham, ASW

October 2020

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The EFT training is the best training that I have had in my 20 years career as a clinical psychologist. By taking the EFT trainings I have learnt to observe the emotional process inside the client and how I can transform that process in a very gentle way. I feel that this method enables us to reach the deepest levels of human nature. When I started to use EFT skills in therapy sessions, my clients say that they feel so well understood, accepted, and feel so much warmth. I regret that I did not know about the EFT approach earlier. Thank you very much!

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Lina Kalinauskiene, Phd

Vilnius, Lithuania

October 2022

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I have had the fortune to take two workshops hosted by SoCal institute of EFT with Dr. Robert Elliot (EFT Level 1 and the Advanced Empathic Attunement Training). Both times I came away with a new embodied understanding of therapeutic empathy and attunement, as well as a wealth of practical knowledge on how to apply EFT with my clients. With the emphasis on experiential practice in these trainings, I also gained a stronger understanding of EFT tasks from the inside out and felt better able to resonate with my clients' experiences of the therapy. I am so grateful for this training institute and the community Ladan is actively creating. I would recommend these trainings to any students or providers who want to learn Emotion Focused Therapy! 

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Kati Lear, PhD

Sacramento, California

May 2023

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I wanted to send my deepest regards to you, Robert, and Christina for facilitating the EFT training level one by Professor Robert Elliott, a fantastic training, which was by far the best training I have attended in my career as a therapist so far. There is so much that I gained from the experience that I am admittedly still stewing on. I already see myself practicing some of the skills I have learned in my sessions with clients and have been incorporating feedback I received as well. It was so meaningful, and I am so honored to have been part of it. I definitely see myself attending future EFT trainings.

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Sara Boblak, AMFT

San Pedro, California

May 2023

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